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Monday, September 28, 2015
Germany Gives Volkswagen 10 Days to Present Solution to Diesel-Emissions Problem
Germany is coming down hard on its biggest carmaker over the diesel-emissions crisis, giving Volkswagen just over a week to come up with a fix to a problem eight years in the making.
-Yesterday, VW received a letter from Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority, signed by transport minister Alexander Dobrindt, demanding that it deliver a binding plan and schedule to fix the 11 million “cheat code” diesel cars by October 7.
-If Volkswagen can’t present a viable solution by then, according to Dobrindt, the German government would have no choice but to ban the 2.8 million affected cars from driving on that country’s roads. Switzerland has already banned affected cars from being sold, new or used, and other countries continue to investigate their options; the U.S. arm of VW issued a stop-sale order on new diesel VWs last week.
-Volkswagen plans to present its solution within days to repair the affected cars, a spokesman said, and will notify customers and regulatory authorities around the world in writing. That’s not the only issue for VW, though, with German prosecutors opening up a criminal investigation of former Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn over his role in what it is calling a “fraud scandal” that has shattered public confidence in the world’s biggest carmaker. The U.S. Department of Justice also has opened a criminal investigation.
-The German prosecutor will attempt to get to the bottom of where ultimate responsibility lies for the scandal, which saw Volkswagen sneak around NOx emissions regulations by switching on its full exhaust-cleaning system only when it was tested in a laboratory.
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Volkswagen itself filed a criminal complaint with the same prosecutor’s office last week and insists it will fully cooperate with and assist the public investigation. Winterkorn was replaced last week by Volkswagen Group lifer and ex-Porsche head Matthias Müller.
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Sunday, September 20, 2015
Mercedes-Benz Planning Fully Electric Crossover SUV
Mercedes-Benz will launch an upmarket, fully electric vehicle, R&D board member Thomas Weber stated in an interview with Car and Driver. “I confirm that we will make a fully electric car with a range between of 250 to over 300 miles,” Weber said.
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He did not provide details, but said that it would “not be a competitor of any of our current electric offerings. It won’t be a Smart, it won’t be the next B-class [Electric Drive], and it also won’t be a sports car like the SLS Electric Drive.” He hinted that the car would be a crossover SUV, pointing out that “sedans are not particulary well suited to storing large battery packs.”
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Weber added that the car will be “cool and emotional.” We expect the fully electric crossover to be a standalone vehicle, separate from any current Mercedes-Benz model line. It will compete with the upcoming Audi Q6 and the Tesla Model X. The new car will join Benz’s expanding lineup of plug-in hybrids, which includes versions of the GLE-class, the C-class, and the S-class.
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